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Welcome to Close Call Sports. CCS objectively tracks and analyzes close and controversial calls in sport, with great regard for the rules and spirit of the game. Developed from The Left Field Corner: MLB Umpire Ejection Fantasy League (UEFL), whose purpose is to objectively track and analyze umpire ejections, video instant replay reviews and their corresponding calls, with great regard for the rules and spirit of the game.

Sunday, April 27, 2014

MLB Instant Replay Review 172: Bill Welke (02)

Instant Replay Review overturned HP Umpire Bill Welke's HBP no-call (ball one) in the bottom of the 8th inning of the Angels-Yankees game. With one out and one on, Yankees batter Brian McCann took a 2-2 fastball from Angels pitcher Nick Maronde inside and high. Upon Instant Replay Review as the result of a challenge by Yankees Manager Joe Girardi, Welke's ruling that the pitched ball did not contact McCann was reversed, the call was incorrect. At the time of the review, the Yankees were leading, 3-2. The Yankees ultimately won the contest, 3-2.

This is Bill Welke (52)'s second Replay Review of the 2014 MLB Regular Season.
Bill Welke is now 0/2 (.000 Affirmation Rate) in Replay Reviews in 2014.
Chief Dan Iassogna's crew is now 2/4 (.500 Affirmation Rate) in Replay Reviews in 2014.

This is the 172nd Instant Replay Review of the 2014 MLB Regular Season.
Yankees Manager Joe Girardi is now 6/9 (.667 Success) in Replay Reviews in 2014.
Umpires are now 97/171* (.567 Affirmation Rate) in Instant Replay Reviews during the 2014 MLB season.